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California, United States

United States

Bethesda, Md, Us

Served as a thought partner to the President and COO of a fast-growing supply chain and tech start-up, achieving 2022 strategic plan goals related to building the company's operational structure: developing policies and processes, supporting company-wide recruitment and hiring, and establishing financial systems to drive operational excellence.Established US HQ office and 2 overseas branch offices within 1 year, navigating legal registrations, contracting service providers, and developing employment agreements based on local labor lawsLed transition to new finance and accounting system within 6 months and served as system administrator for all functions including cash management, payroll, accounts payable, time and expense, etc.Conducted qualitative analysis of monthly expenditures and sales and created visual presentations for the President.Spearheaded Board structure and governance and coordinated logistics and materials for Board retreats: drafted Board charter and subsequent amendments, created annual meeting calendar, aggregated reports, and took detailed meeting minutes.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Navigated highly matrixed environment interacting with 10+ senior executives to ensure progress against the 2020 and 2021 corporate strategic plans were achieved and the information aggregated appropriately for President and CEO.Spearheaded and successfully executed business process improvement projects - ex., streamlining our delegation of authority process from 2 weeks to 2 days.Identified and solved bottleneck in department’s budgeting process that prevented accurate tracking of expenditures and financial planning by creating an excel tool to increase visibility and autonomy for 6 department leads and established a new process that improved precision of monthly forecasts by 100%. Supervised a team of 3, ensuring strategic support to CEO and 6 Board members, ultimately achieving >95% of team objectives by employing workflow management.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Hand-selected by CEO & Diversity Director to design and grow company’s first corporate social responsibility framework, resulting in a 50% increase in community engagement over 12 months.Researched and developed vetting metrics to measure alignment and impact between potential businesses, leading to the adoption of 5 long-term, sustainable partnerships within the first year.Worked within cross functional team to develop long-term giving and volunteerism policy and coached 2 new staff members transitioning into permanent roles to implement long-term strategy.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Became project expert in procure-to-pay and finance modules within Microsoft Dynamics ERP system: accounts payable/receivables, vendor payments, banking, payroll, human resources, and time and expense. Created process maps with 15+ cross-functional department stakeholders to capture existing processes, align steps to new system functionality, and identify gaps to be addressed through the customization and change management processes.Co-lead implementation of corporate training plan, leading to the on-time development of 20+ procedural guides and job aids and delivery of instruction across multiple system sprints. Trained 1000+ staff and provided surge support for 6 multi-million-dollar USAID projects in the Dominican Republic, Uganda, Tunisia, South Africa, and Nigeria to quickly resolve technical issues.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Coordinated logistics for 120+ pre-departure events yearly for 60+ global country offices.Used human centered design and adult learning theory to train over 1000+ volunteers and design intercultural competency and gender equality toolkits to instruct 115+ senior staff annually.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Primarily focused on overall process improvement for local health center providing care to 28,000+ citizens within its catchment area. Technical areas: data analytics, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, malaria, and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene).Conducted participatory business development program with 20 adult women. Monitored two income generating activities that increased women’s household income and food security.Chosen by Peace Corps Malawi executive staff to discuss the state of gender in Malawi with 5-member delegation of U.S. Congresswomen and senior leaders of PEPFAR and CARE USA.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Successfully developed and presented budget, curriculum, and three-year sustainability plan to the Peace Corps Country Director and US Ambassador of Malawi. Led implementation team of 5 over the course of a year and responsible for 91 participants during a week-long event.Wrote and revised Malawi Club GLOW toolkit for participants to implement and facilitate local Club GLOWs, reaching 270 young women in rural areas (60% increase from the previous year).Cultivated private donor partnerships that decreased Peace Corps spending by 27%, allowing for the reallocation of budgetary resources to other high-priority internal activities.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

Austin, Tx, Us

Researched and devised target donor/grants strategies, resulting in a 15% increase in donor generation and successful business development research under the supervision of the Executive Marketing Director.Initiated the development of monitoring and evaluation methods to measure students’ educational improvements in reading and STEM subjects to strengthen quantitative information used to display program’s effectiveness.Supervised and taught enriching curricula to elementary-aged students during afterschool hours.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

- Assisted with the lab school’s financial operations, environment improvements, family-teacher relations, and gained extensive knowledge about the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s accreditation guidelines. - Participated in the selection process and execution of research projects conducted at the lab school concerning children’s developmental cues. - Served as a teacher’s aid in five different classrooms with children ranging in ages from two- to five-years old.